John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8517 Plautus 254-184 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8517 |
| AUTHOR: | Plautus (c. 254–184 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | These things are not for the best, nor as I think they ought to be; but still they are better than that which is downright bad. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Trinummus. Act ii. Sc. 2, 111. (392.) |